AFG vs IRE, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Date & Time: Mar 5, 2019, 01:00 PM
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
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Series
Afghanistan v Ireland ODI - Men's
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Toss
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umpire
Safi, I , Ravi, S
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Match Referee
Srinath, J
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Tv Umpire
Pakteen, A S
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Man of the Match
Andrew Balbirnie
IRE Batting: 260/6 in 49.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| William Porterfield | lbw: Ur Rahman | 3 (10) | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Paul Stirling | c: Afghan b: Zadran | 20 (26) | 4 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Andrew Balbirnie | not out | 145 (136) | 8 | 8 | 106.62 |
| Simi Singh | lbw: Zadran | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c: Afghan b: Shenwari | 21 (25) | 2 | 1 | 84.00 |
| Stuart Poynter | c: Zazai b: Khan | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| George Dockrell | st: Mohammadi b: Nabi | 54 (77) | 1 | 1 | 70.13 |
| Andy McBrine | not out | 9 (15) | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Tim Murtagh | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Cameron-Dow | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boyd Rankin | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10.0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 10.0 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Samiullah Shenwari | 10.0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10.0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Rashid Khan | 9.0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.89 |
AFG Batting: 256/8 in 50.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Mohammad Shahzad | lbw: Murtagh | 5 (15) | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | run out (Murtagh) | 34 (33) | 3 | 2 | 103.03 |
| Rahmat Shah | lbw: McBrine | 1 (10) | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | b: Cameron-Dow | 11 (15) | 2 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Asghar Afghan | c: O'Brien b: Rankin | 75 (109) | 4 | 3 | 68.81 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c: Poynter b: Rankin | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Samiullah Shenwari | c: Balbirnie b: Dockrell | 4 (3) | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Najibullah Zadran | not out | 104 (98) | 5 | 5 | 106.12 |
| Rashid Khan | c: Singh b: Murtagh | 8 (10) | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawlat Zadran | not out | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Tim Murtagh | 10.0 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Andy McBrine | 10.0 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Simi Singh | 8.0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.75 |
| James Cameron-Dow | 7.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.29 |
| George Dockrell | 5.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Boyd Rankin | 10.0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5.60 |
Key Stats
48.3 Dawlat Zadran to Andy McBrine
Dawlat Zadran to Andy McBrine. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
48.2 Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie
Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to short fine leg for 1 run, dropped catch by Zurmatai, shy attempt by Zurmatai.
48.1 Dawlat Zadran to Andy McBrine
Dawlat Zadran to Andy McBrine. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Zazai.
47.6 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Googly half volley, to leg on the front foot sweeping, to short fine leg for 1 run, mis-fielded by Ur Rahman.
47.6 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Over 48. 9 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 6-249(rr 5.19)
47.5 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.
47.4 Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie
Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
47.3 Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie
SIX! Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Wow. Balbirnie takes on Rashid Khan, and it pays off. That releases a huge amount of pressure on Ireland. His trusty slog sweep does the business again. It goes miles over the rope.
47.2 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Googly length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, outside edge to short third man for 1 run, dropped catch by Mohammadi, fielded by Zadran. Nicked, and dropped by Shahzad. Tough as it was quite a big deflection, but the wicketkeeper will be disappointed not to hang on.
47.1 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Mohammadi.
46.6 Dawlat Zadran to Andy McBrine
Dawlat Zadran to Andy McBrine. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
46.6 Dawlat Zadran to Andy McBrine
Over 47. 10 runs. Bowler: Dawlat Zadran. Ireland: 6-240(rr 5.11)
46.5 Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie
Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Zazai.
46.4 Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie
Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Short, outside off stump backing away, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Mohammadi.
46.3 Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie
SIX! Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Balbirnie opens up his stance, swings hard, and dispatches it over the mid wicket fence. This is a heroic innings.
46.2 Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie
Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
46.1 Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie
Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Length ball, off stump backing away driving, to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Nabi.
45.6 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Mohammadi.
45.6 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Over 46. 4 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 6-230(rr 5.00)
45.5 Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie
Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
45.4 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
45.3 Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie
Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shenwari.
45.2 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, shy attempt by Shenwari.
45.1 Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine
Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Khan.
44.6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
44.6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine
Over 45. 7 runs. Bowler: Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Ireland: 6-226(rr 5.02)
44.5 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Zurmatai.
44.5 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine
Over 45. 6 runs. Bowler: Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Ireland: 6-225(rr 5.00)
44.4 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie. Carrom length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
44.3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie
FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Width, and Balbirnie slashes this away powerfully through gully for four. He's seeing it like a football out there.
44.2 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine. Carrom ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
44.1 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ur Rahman.
43.6 Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie
Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
43.6 Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie
Over 44. 3 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 6-219(rr 4.98)
43.5 Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie
Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Khan.
43.4 Rashid Khan to Stuart Poynter
OUT! Caught. Rashid Khan to Stuart Poynter. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, by Zazai. Got him this time. Afghanistan turning the screw. Ireland need to hold their nerve. Poynter connects sweetly, but cannot get the elevation to clear the fence. Swatted away into the hands of deep square leg, who takes an excellent jumping grab.
43.3 Rashid Khan to Stuart Poynter
Rashid Khan to Stuart Poynter. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, stumping missed by Mohammadi. Shahzad misses a much simpler stumping chance this time. Poynter falls out the crease after missing, but the keeper cannot collect the ball.
43.2 Rashid Khan to Stuart Poynter
Rashid Khan to Stuart Poynter. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot working, leading edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Afghan.
43.1 Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie
Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
42.6 Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell
OUT! Stumped. Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, hit pad to wicketkeeper, by Mohammadi. There's the breakthrough that Afghanistan were after. A marvellous bit of keeping from Shahzad. Dockrell comes down, so Nabi drags his length right back. The ball comes in a long way, flicks the pad, and the wicketkeeper snatches it with one hand. Super reactions. Dockrell is so far down, that he cannot make it back in time.
42.6 Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell
Over 43. 13 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. Ireland: 5-216(rr 5.02)
42.5 Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell
Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, Gloved to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.
42.4 Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell
SIX! Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. What a way to go to fifty! Dockrell jumps out the crease, and smears it over wide long on for a maximum.
42.3 Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie
Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, dropped catch by Zadran. Put down! A very difficult chance for Naijbullah in the deep, but that may prove crucial. Fetches it from outside off, and drags it out to deep mid wicket. Najibullah sprints in, dives forward, but cannot hang on.
42.2 Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell
Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
42.1 Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie
Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, inside edge to fine leg for 3 runs, fielded by Zadran.
41.6 Dawlat Zadran to George Dockrell
Dawlat Zadran to George Dockrell. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
41.6 Dawlat Zadran to George Dockrell
Over 42. 6 runs. Bowler: Dawlat Zadran. Ireland: 4-203(rr 4.83)
41.5 Dawlat Zadran to George Dockrell
Dawlat Zadran to George Dockrell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
41.4 Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie
Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
41.3 Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie
Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
41.2 Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie
FOUR! Dawlat Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Brilliant shot again. A hint of width is all he needs, and the ball gets carved away through backward point for four.
41.1 Dawlat Zadran to George Dockrell
Dawlat Zadran to George Dockrell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to point for 1 run, mis-fielded by Zadran.
40.6 Samiullah Shenwari to Andrew Balbirnie
Samiullah Shenwari to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Afghan.
40.6 Samiullah Shenwari to Andrew Balbirnie
Over 41. 5 runs. Bowler: Samiullah Shenwari. Ireland: 4-197(rr 4.80)
40.5 Samiullah Shenwari to George Dockrell
Samiullah Shenwari to George Dockrell. Leg spinner half volley, off stump down the track driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
40.4 Samiullah Shenwari to Andrew Balbirnie
Samiullah Shenwari to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.
40.3 Samiullah Shenwari to George Dockrell
Samiullah Shenwari to George Dockrell. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
40.2 Samiullah Shenwari to George Dockrell
Samiullah Shenwari to George Dockrell. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.
40.1 Samiullah Shenwari to George Dockrell
Samiullah Shenwari to George Dockrell. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
39.6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to George Dockrell
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to George Dockrell. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
39.6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to George Dockrell
Over 40. 10 runs. Bowler: Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Ireland: 4-192(rr 4.80)
39.5 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie. Googly half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Khan. Hundred for Balbirnie, and much-deserved. An incredible knock, under huge pressure. Not a big celebration, as he knows the job isn't done yet.
39.4 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to George Dockrell
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to George Dockrell. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
39.3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to George Dockrell
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to George Dockrell. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
39.2 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie. Carrom ball full toss, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
39.1 Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie
SIX! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andrew Balbirnie. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. There's the slog sweep again. Gets down, and hits it right out of the screws again. It sails into the stands.